The National Farmers' Federation's general manager of policy, Tony Maher, says there positives for some agricultural commodities in Australia's trade deal with Japan, but other sectors have missed out.

The Australian Government is trumpeting its trade agreement with Japan as a major concession from a crucial and protectionist trading partner. While the Australian agricultural sector says it understands and appreciates just how hard it was for the government to do a deal with Japan, it's also worried that Australia didn't get enough out of this agreement. There are some positives, but as Anna Vidot reports for ABC Rural, the devil's in the detail.

The Cattle Council of Australia has defended its efforts to come up with global principles for sustainable beef production, and the World Wildlife Fund says it doesn't stand to benefit financially from the talks.

The Federal Government says it's honouring an election commitment to investigate the potential for more, and larger, dams across Australia. The Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce will lead a ministerial taskforce, due to report back in July.

Nationals Senator Ron Boswell has spoken passionately in the Senate, of his fears that an international push to develop sustainable beef production guidelines will increase costs for Australian graziers. The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef brings together environmental advocates, grazier groups from Australia and North America, as well as international meat processors and retailers. The roundtable has recently released a draft, outlining principles of sustainable beef production and processing.

With a Korean free trade agreement drawn up, the focus has now shifted to Japan, which is Australia's largest export market for beef and dairy. As the Prime Minister Tony Abbott prepares to head overseas to talk trade, Liberal backbenchers have expressed their concerns that Japan isn't "coming to the party" on reducing the tariffs that matter most to Australia, as Anna Vidot reports.